Zimbabwe: SPB in Solar Tender Flout Shocker

14 March 2014

The State Procurement Board made a U-turn under unclear circumstances in awarding tenders for two solar projects worth US$183 million each to losing bidders. The SPB initially turned down a request by the Zimbabwe Power Company to engage Intratrek Zimbabwe and ZTE Corporation for other projects because their offers were too high.

The two firms lost the tender for a 100MW solar plant in Gwanda to China Jiangxi Corporation.

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